Car-coupling



(No Modem A. J. ELLIOTT.

OAR COUPLING.

No. 359,599. Pa en's ed Mar. 22. 1887;

. UNITED STATES PATENT J. ELLIOTT, OF MASON CITY, TOW'A.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 359,599, dated March22, 1887. Application filed May1 9,1886. Seria1No.202,6Q-2. (N'omodeL)To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, A. J. ELLIOTT, of Mason City, in the county of CerroGordo and State of Iowa, have invented an Improved Gar- Coupling, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The invention will first be described in 0011- nection with thedrawings, and then pointed out in the claims.

Figure l of the drawings is a plan view; Fig. 2, a longitudinal section;Fig. 3, a front ele vation, and Fig. 4, a detail perspective view.

In the drawings, A A represent two drawheads, in which are the cavitiesa a and the mouth or front opening, a.

ais the bottom incline, up which thelink is guided into the draw-head,and at the upper part of this incline is a median groove, a.

B is the coupler, which is end-pivoted in the front of the draw-head atb in the drawhead groove a, while the end 1) falls into the groove aboth ends being thus held in grooves to prevent the possibility oflateral displacement. The end bhas on the bottom of groove a bearing ina diagonal line or plane with the pivot I), thus giving a good purchaseto the draft.

b is a hollow cap,which receives theend of link 0 and prevcntsit fromswinging laterally, said link being thus always kept in a straight linewith the longitudinal axis of the car, except in. rounding a curve,whena minimum of departure therefrom is obtained.

. On the back of the coupler B, I fasten an eye, If, connecting this bya chain, D, with a crank, e, on the shaft E, which has its bearings soarranged in the ears (6 a that the crank will turn flat, or nearly so,on the top of drawhead. In this position it holds up the coupler B, so,that the link can be drawn out and the cars uncoupled, and the couplerwill continue up until the shaft is turned back a half or a little morethan a half revolution. The chain passes through a longitudinally oblonghole or slot, c, in the top of the drawhead,wherein it is allowed thenecessary play back and forward.

The shaft E mayhave an arm, 0, connecting with lifting mechanismextending to the top of the car, or it may be turned by crank-arms e eon the sides.

Having thus described all that is necessary to a full understanding ofmy invention vhat I claim as new, and desire to protect byLettersPatent, is

l. The combination, with a draw-head hav- 'ing the grooves a a of thecoupler B, pivoted at b in the groove a, and resting diagonally in thegroove a as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The coupler B, made with a hollow cap, If, in rear of the draft endZ2,to-receive the end of link, as and for the purpose specified.

3. The combination,with a pivoted coupler, a chain, and a draw-headhaving the hole a, of the shaft E, having the crank e, and arranged inbearings, so that when the shal'tis turned over the crank will rest onthe top of draw-head and hold up the coupler, as described.

* i A. J. ELLIOTT.

WVitnesses:

THOMAS P. SIMPSON, A. Rurrnn'r.

